Transcribe audio

Speechmatics

Speech-to-text API that transcribes recorded files and live audio streams into text with timings and speaker labels.

Your data

Data location: EU1, US1 or AU1, chosen by the endpoint called6
Retention: Batch: stored 7 days then deleted; realtime: not stored7
Used for training: Only if you opt in to the model-training discount; Enterprise says no logging by default3
Zero data retention: Realtime does not store audio or transcripts10

Compliance

Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA7
HIPAA: Stated as compliant8

Read from Speechmatics’s own pages on 2026-11-04. Every number links to the page a value came from. For agents, the same facts as markdown: /tools/transcribe-audio/speechmatics.md